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Tesla should not be able to void the warranty for things unrelated to the changes that are made.

• sokoloff 6y ago
  In the US they can't (see some sibling/nearby comments) and the burden is on them to show the mod/aftermarket item caused the failure (but not beyond reasonable doubt). However, as they are the primary supplier of parts and service, they can probably make your ownership experience fairly miserable. They might also be able to revoke access to new updates, to the supercharger network, or other Tesla-provided features that aren't protected by the Magnuson-Moss Act. (Even if they just did it for a while until the case was heard, it could be annoying.) Look at how dismally they treat 3rd-party rebuilders of crashed/flood Teslas. If you want to heavily modify a car, there are many other more platforms that I'd think are more suitable than a Tesla in terms of long-term supportability. (Not a Tesla hater by any means[0], but I think of them as close to the Apple of cars. You're paying a premium to play in their walled garden area and if you want to break out of their garden, they don't make it easy/attractive to do so.) [0] Mild disclaimer: I'm short $TSLA since very recently, but that's purely price-action-related, nothing inherently against the company.